PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon 0 Probably Balloon 0 Poulbly Balloon DATETIME GROUP Chilton, Wisconsin A. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft D Poulbly Aircraft X~ Ground-Vi sua I 0 GroundRodor Ai,. Vi suol 0 Air Intercept Radar 6. SOURCE lOX Was Aatronomir:ol Venus 0 Probobl y A5tronomlcol Civilian 0 Pouibly Astrorromlcol 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 , Oth'---~- --7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATIO~ 3 ancl 1/4 hour one ascending 0 Insufficient Oato for Evaluation 10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS One solid object with arm protruding at rear, white in color, red at one end. First seen at 90 dgrs fnt observer, very low. Object appeared to ascend during the time of the sighting. Binoculars used. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) There is no doubt that this sighting was caused by the planet Venus. This analyst obse1ved the planet Venus at exactly the same time and on the same date. All points of this sight.ing fit the abo\e hypothesis. UFOS IHO'i: X CARD AISS..UOOB 206-,56 2. LOCATION t!llfu-o~v.,~ etsc.cnfs/r/ 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 '/los Balloon 0 Probably Balloon 3. OATETIME CROUP ---------1 0 Possibly Balloon c;[Grouncl V i aual C Ground-Radar 0 Wa s AI rcroft C P robably Aircraft 0 Possibly Aircraft [J Air-V i $&.101 A ir-Intercept Radar C\' Was Astronomi col\ e-N~S Cf P robobl y Astronomi c ol 0 Possibly Astronomical 1. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 10. BRIEF SU'-'M~RY OF SIGHING One (11 -:;bJee1; described as being ~im11ar T..t"''l a large -ight bulb, wh.i te in col~ vith a colored ~'!xP.auat. .At t:L-,es appeared to give of! eli.:_ ~rent colors. .A3eended. 'r""o (2) three ser:cnd radar cont-acts by F-89. AlSOP F o rmS (15 Oct 5~) 11. COMMENTS 0 Insufficient Octo for Evaluation Lind ~d 2.nve3tigaticn o t!Us sighting ~ this hq and ?.lt 3..C. Convers3t1on with pilot bdieated that his contacts ( were not srJC~rp and he was of the t hat lda ccntaets uere not with the but u:l.th s ome other object aueh as a cloud, .:.x~rget on the horizon or ~one a t:~o, Ba."'!d other things. n The pilot no o')~rct. although he made three passea -r~l'oC1vy or-r,1le-~ii.ndrll'l line"' area ~as 1 ~ ilnr,,ssi".lle for a balloon to b e ,...,. tor ~hree hours. It i s the opinion of l_!e!ld,~l~ -aa! -the :hxveetigatiq .fl.igb\ that th:Ja sighting ~aa ... de.ti.nitel:rC!lu$el b;y the PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD CONCLUSION$ 0 Was Balloon 0 Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon 3. OATETIME CROUP 0 Was Aircraft Probably AIrcraft 0 GroundRadar JEkGraund Vi aual 0 Po uibl y Ai rcrah Astronomical Venus 0 Probably Astronomical 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0. Oth'---~-------- 0 lnsufflci ent Data for Evaluation 0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One object, described as being simila to ~arge light bulb, white in color with a colored exhaust. At times appeared to give off different colors Ascended. Two three second radar con- tacts by F89-. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 IBP 52) Limited investigation o f sight- ing by Flt 3-C. Convarsation w/ pilot indicated that his contct (radar) were not sharp & he \las of tha opinion that they we?e n t w/the UFOB but w/some other obj such as bird,cloud,targe t on horizon or tone o f n thou nu other things~' The pilot sa.1 n o obj although he made 3 passas, at different alt ea time. IIigh v'locity winds rule out bal.! oon evaluated Plan9t Vwnus RJEDE R .. JED:JP RJEPHU-RJEP!,~B COMDR 676 TH ACWRON ANT I GO WI SC RJEDEr-;/COi1DR AIRDEFEi:SE COl111AND ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO 1JI:DAE/COi'1tR 37TH AIR DIV TRUAX FLD MADISor; viiSC .1JEDWP/COt1DR AIR TECH ICAL INTELLIGEt-.:CE CE~:TER ~1RIGHT-PATTERSOL AFB OHIO ----- 1JEPHQ/DIRECTCR OF I~TELLIGZNC~,HEADQUARTERS USAF,WASHI~GTON 25,D C RJEP~:B/L'?OB EADF C! C n cRI~1'IC' J r CBT7rr FROii ]SAR 2. SIZE OF 3A BALL. HHITE I t. SO :JY , At\D 6 . LOOKED 1110: SOLID 30DY .:liTE AR11 PROTRUDI I,:G FFiO:i REAR 7 f\0 THAIL OR EXXAu.3T 8. Nt~o sou::~ 2 . 090 D:::r;::z:-FRO::; 033ZP.Vi::R ANt TREL TOP HEIGHT ,D. TiiiZ AI\ D DATE c::-SIChT11~G 2. 1JI CHT T O DAHi: : . }{ LOCP1 TIC!-: OY O:OSERVER ~JAS EO 52C 2 OBSEEV t. T I ON H. S IGHTii.G COULD BE THAT OF A BALLOOF RELEP.SL:D AT i':S? 27 J UL :\ . SEi-.IOR DIRLCTOR, 1ST LT 1~0 CCH:!E NT ~ DRAWI~G WAS MALE OF IT A~.~ I S HELD BY CBSZRVEn ~ PE051 YMB022 TYB142 TDB048BT121TB~39 YMA129AEA092AEE005 PP RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHO RJEPNB RJ RJEPNB RJEDAE ~E RJEDAE 3E ::~ COMDR 752ND AC&W SQEN EMPIRE MI CH TO RJEDEN/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLO . -, .!:DNR/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CEN WPAFB OHIO ~ :~PHQ/DIRECTOR OF I NTELLIGENCE HQ USAF ~ASHINGTON 25 ._, ..:-:?NB/COMD~ EADF STEWART AFB NEt!!SURGH NY 'ZuAl:/CO~lDH 37TH ADIV <DEF) TRUAX 1LD :tADI SON yJI~C -~CLASSIFIED/ OPS 89 PD ATTN: I NTELLiGENCE OFFICER IAU AFR 200- 2 THE F~ RPT IS SUBM CMM ITEM 1A LA?.G~ LIGHT BULB PD 1B UNK PD 1C WHITE CMM . - ! rt COLORED EXHAUST PD 1!) ON~ .)~ !:: ~J2 ~ 1F NO:-.Jr: ? D 1G NONE ?D 1H NONE .~ 11 GI~JIN~ OFF DI FfiERf.NT COLORZ'J Ll~HTS PD 2 A VERTICAL MOV.SME~T ? D 2B .""TMTD .3, ~0~ FT ?D 2 C V TI CAL OlJT OF SIGHT 3 0 0 0 IT PD 2 D SLOW AND -:KATIC FLfGHT ?ATH C~M FAg T VERTICALLY PD 2E VERTI CALLY OUT OF SIGHT PD 2~ APPGOX 3 HRS PD 3 A STATi AND LOCAL POLICE AT CADILLAC MICH PD 3B UNK :-n 2C TWO 3 SEC RADAR CONT.:\CTS CMr1 AI RBORNE PD 4 A 0800-Z 28 J UL 56 PD 48 TE POLICE CADI LLAC POST PD 7A 28 0/20 CMM 2 70/40 CMM 270/ 50 CMM 27~/7~ ~ 23~/65 C:111 270 /50 UNK PD 7B UNK PO 7C UNLi t1ITSO PD 7D 15 PL Uc:; PB PU 7F rJONE PD 8 NOE PD 9 UNJ< 1~ F-39 ~URT IT H AFB O~CODA t1ICK ::~ TWO dRI!~f RADAR CONTACTS PO 11 NONE BV GOC OR GRND RADAR PD 12 NO .J!:H\ BLE C.~U..;E AT THI~ TII1 CMi1 FI.~ST LT :lORMA B BROOKS u:::AF OP> CONT:tOL- 28/20582 JUL RJEDAE 1. A. F. RADAR, PLANES F Al'L IN HUjVT FOR LlGflT I\ reported in Ule !'lty n e a l thi!i ).fichic:an I'('SC\:'t tC\\r, r;;: ': tor!<>:: h~ tourbts and polic e. Air Force Jadar and in<erce~:. coul~ !ir.d n o t hing- Th(' first repo!t \\ac: r ecE'h ed by S~t. ;,:l:c..J\! Cadillac police from \\'Hia!'d \ \'ood cf Co' Prt :-:.en. object was mo\'ing north toward Cad:llac. ,. ~o soid tJ The object wa~ ,;een e ?.F\ 01 Cedillac b~ s~. !-.:-. i.C.:". be icre h.! nntified P tl. .John Land<>' and ?\fe;~: :J :'a .. .:.. I'11c, patrolmen said lhey inteni~wed th!ee Illinois tourist!', I Allun Howe of Sterling and his wife and mother a bout the light. JOINT ~1ESSAGEFORM COMMUNICATIONS CJfTn 110. SPAC E ABOVE FOR COMJIIIUNJCA TIONS CENTER ONLYr----------..,.--..... --..... -----1 OAT -TIME GROUP St:Cl"HITY CLASSIFICATION 3111~45 J""U":'TIL 56 iJ11CLASSIFIED FROM: (Ori~inator) CO!IDR M'IC COMDR, lllorll AIB SUPFOH'l' GP, COI.OBAOO ) . INtoRMAT101'f PRECEDENCE ACTION. FOR: ROUTID 0 BOOK MESSAGE 2!) ORIGINAL MESSAGI 0 MULTIPLE ADDRESS CAYPTOPRECAUTION 0 YES 0 NO REFERS TO MESSAGE: IDENTiFI CATION CLASSIFICATION ( u:iCLASSIP' I lSD) IAW .APR 200-2. P..equeat any information concern1Il8 balloon trac:la or launchings in geoeral area bonnet by Milwaukee, Gra:od Rapida and Flint l.ficbigan, north to Ce.na.dlan border, on 28 July bet-we-..n o630 - o830 zone tj. Specifically, UFODs re;ort<d near Cadill~, Michigan e.:1d Clinton_, Wiscnnsin. Posaible any Gane::-a..L r~ills :projects involved? This query to be -:onaider~d aep&:-Ste from any ~:le by 46o2d AISS, :!1~, Att !..o c ourse ot geoeral UFO investigation. COORD:CL\TION: I TELEPHONE \1 OFFICIAL 'TITLE ' I ! !-...!....---- -.) S'f.)>IBOL REPLACES NME FOT!~I 173, I IM Y 4,. WHICH MAY BE UZCO. JEDltJP H~17tJPF113 WYCS~1MlA088 RR RJED\1P DE RJWFAM 38 FM COMDR 111~TH AIR SUPPGRU LOYRY AFB COLO TO COMDR ATlC WPAFB OHIO UNCLAS HU-84. P.EF !1SG AFOIH-4E4794S- TO OUR KNO\,TLEDGE THERE T,I}ERE NO BALLOONS I N THE AREA OUTLI~:ED It~ YOUR i1SG AT THE TINE SPECIFIED. REPORTS TO THIS HQ FRON GENERAL MILLS INDICATE THEY DID NOT HAVE A~Y BALLOONS IN AREA. 05/2213Z AUG ~JtvFAM Case 177, Cadillac, Mich., July 28, 1956 "A brilliant white light'' was reported in the sky by tourists and police, but air force rar.b.r ar.d interceptors could find noth- ing. According to the D etroit Free Press, the first 1eport on the object was made by Wi Hard vVoocl at 3: 30 a.m. "At first I thought it was a p lane so I stopped my car and got out h oping t o hear the motors-but I didn't hear a nything," said Wood. He said the ligh t looked like a clear glass li ght b ulb. H:? then went t o the C adillac Po- lic~ station and : .:ported i;:. Two officers, John Langley and Merrill Taylor , \Vere sent o~;t to look L angley said the o!:>ject approached 3:-lci withdrew several times and a s night fa d e d a:1d stars disappeared, it s~emed to grow brighter. "Suddenl:" it faded right out i.1 the matter of a few minutes,'' Lar.gley szi.:!. T aylor said there was n o doubt in his mind ~;,2: i': \.as r.ot a ar. V/ood said that he saw occasional i ed f.e:s!-:es in the in t~nse \vhite light. He said the light "'~;xo~.::::!ci :;.s do~c as 300 feet fro m the ground. Th~ ... b L: ...-as a!s) !"::~n near Bad .Axe, Troo::er C~h.-in Glass:o.:-d . Sa:d Glassford, "\\'hen I lool:ed U!J =-:e that ~:1E Eg:ht s3s ~n and ofi as the) drove f~om Marlette to Bad Axe: